2021–22 WHL season
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2021–22 WHL season | |
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League | Western Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | Regular season October 1, 2021 – April 17, 2022 Playoffs April 21, 2022 – June 13, 2022 |
Number of teams | 22 |
TV partner(s) | KRCW-TV KZJO CBC TSN RDS |
Finals champions | Edmonton Oil Kings (3) |
2021–22 CHL seasons | |
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League | Canadian Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | OHL October 2021–May 2022 QMJHL October 2021–May 2022 WHL October 2021–June 2022 |
Number of teams | 60 |
TV partner(s) | CBC Television CBC Gem TSN RDS Rogers TV Shaw TV |
The 2021–22 WHL season was the 56th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The league played a full 68-game regular season having begun on October 1 and ended on April 17.[1]
The WHL announced that no interconference games would be played during the regular season.[2] On August 16, the WHL announced a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for all players, hockey operations staff, officials, and all other employees who regularly interact with players.[3] On September 8, the WHL announced that due to COVID-19 border restrictions, the schedule had been re-aligned so that the B.C. Division and U.S. Division would not play interdivision games until at least November.[4]
The playoffs began on April 22 and ended on June 13.[5] The Edmonton Oil Kings were awarded the Ed Chynoweth Cup and participated in the 2022 Memorial Cup which was hosted by the Saint John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League at TD Station in Saint John, New Brunswick.
Contents
Standings
Conference standings
Western Conference
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Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
Everett Silvertips xyz | 68 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 280 | 190 | 100 |
Kamloops Blazers xy | 68 | 48 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 287 | 176 | 99 |
Portland Winterhawks x | 68 | 47 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 298 | 192 | 99 |
Seattle Thunderbirds x | 68 | 44 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 271 | 179 | 94 |
Kelowna Rockets x | 68 | 42 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 250 | 207 | 90 |
Prince George Cougars x | 68 | 24 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 177 | 240 | 53 |
Spokane Chiefs x | 68 | 24 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 188 | 289 | 53 |
Vancouver Giants x | 68 | 24 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 185 | 254 | 53 |
Victoria Royals e | 68 | 23 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 193 | 275 | 52 |
Tri-City Americans e | 68 | 19 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 179 | 306 | 44 |
Eastern Conference
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Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | GF | GA | Pts |
Winnipeg Ice xyz | 68 | 53 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 317 | 152 | 111 |
Edmonton Oil Kings xy | 68 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 295 | 182 | 104 |
Red Deer Rebels x | 68 | 45 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 264 | 188 | 94 |
Moose Jaw Warriors x | 68 | 37 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 251 | 221 | 81 |
Saskatoon Blades x | 68 | 38 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 219 | 217 | 80 |
Brandon Wheat Kings x | 68 | 35 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 218 | 242 | 75 |
Lethbridge Hurricanes x | 68 | 33 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 216 | 238 | 71 |
Prince Albert Raiders x | 68 | 28 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 194 | 225 | 61 |
Regina Pats e | 68 | 27 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 240 | 277 | 59 |
Swift Current Broncos e | 68 | 26 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 181 | 246 | 59 |
Calgary Hitmen e | 68 | 25 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 183 | 229 | 59 |
Medicine Hat Tigers e | 68 | 11 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 154 | 315 | 26 |
x – team has clinched playoff spot
y – team has clinched division
z – team has clinched conference title
e – team is eliminated from playoff contention
Statistical leaders
Scoring leaders
Players are listed by points, then goals.[6]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Arshdeep Bains | Red Deer Rebels | 68 | 43 | 69 | 112 | 56 |
Ben King | Red Deer Rebels | 68 | 52 | 53 | 105 | 57 |
Logan Stankoven | Kamloops Blazers | 59 | 45 | 59 | 104 | 16 |
Connor Bedard | Regina Pats | 62 | 51 | 49 | 100 | 42 |
Kyle Crnkovic | Saskatoon Blades | 68 | 39 | 55 | 94 | 20 |
Dylan Guenther | Edmonton Oil Kings | 59 | 45 | 46 | 91 | 45 |
Matthew Savoie | Winnipeg Ice | 65 | 35 | 55 | 90 | 32 |
Jared Davidson | Seattle Thunderbirds | 64 | 42 | 47 | 89 | 68 |
Cross Hanas | Portland Winterhawks | 63 | 26 | 60 | 86 | 73 |
Alex Swetlikoff | Everett Silvertips | 68 | 33 | 51 | 84 | 69 |
Goaltenders
These are the goaltenders that lead the league in GAA that have played at least 1,500 minutes.[7]
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage
Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | SOL | SO | GAA | Sv% |
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Daniel Hauser | Winnipeg Ice | 40 | 2,344 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2.00 | 0.914 |
Dylan Garand | Kamloops Blazers | 45 | 2,689 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.16 | 0.925 |
Sebastian Cossa | Edmonton Oil Kings | 46 | 2,631 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2.28 | 0.913 |
Gage Alexander | Winnipeg Ice | 29 | 1,703 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.40 | 0.911 |
Connor Ungar | Red Deer Rebels | 34 | 1,900 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.43 | 0.911 |
2022 WHL Playoffs
Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | WHL Championship | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Winnipeg | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Prince Albert | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Winnipeg | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Moose Jaw | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Moose Jaw | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Saskatoon | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Winnipeg | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern | |||||||||||||||||||
E2 | Edmonton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Edmonton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Lethbridge | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Edmonton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Red Deer | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Red Deer | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Brandon | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Edmonton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: Pairings are re-seeded after the first round. | |||||||||||||||||||
W4 | Seattle | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Everett | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Vancouver | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Kamloops | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Vancouver | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Seattle | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Kelowna | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Kamloops | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Western | |||||||||||||||||||
W4 | Seattle | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Kamloops | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | Spokane | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Portland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Seattle | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Portland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Prince George | 0 |
Conference Quarter-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E8) Prince Albert Raiders
April 22 | Winnipeg Ice | 1–3 | Prince Albert Raiders | Wayne Fleming Arena | Recap |
April 23 | Winnipeg Ice | 2–5 | Prince Albert Raiders | Wayne Fleming Arena | Recap |
April 26 | Prince Albert Raiders | 10–1 | Winnipeg Ice | Art Hauser Centre | Recap |
April 27 | Prince Albert Raiders | 1–3 | Winnipeg Ice | Art Hauser Centre | Recap |
April 29 | Winnipeg Ice | 2–8 | Prince Albert Raiders | Wayne Fleming Arena | Recap |
Winnipeg won series 4–1 | |
(E2) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (E7) Lethbridge Hurricanes
April 21 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 1–4 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Rogers Place | Recap |
April 23 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 0–4 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | Rogers Place | Recap |
April 26 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 4–1 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Enmax Centre | Recap |
April 28 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 6–4 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Enmax Centre | Recap |
Edmonton won series 4–0 | |
(E3) Red Deer Rebels vs. (E6) Brandon Wheat Kings
April 22 | Red Deer Rebels | 0–5 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Peavey Mart Centrium | Recap |
April 23 | Red Deer Rebels | 2–1 | OT | Brandon Wheat Kings | Peavey Mart Centrium | Recap |
April 26 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 3–1 | Red Deer Rebels | Westoba Place | Recap |
April 27 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 1–3 | Red Deer Rebels | Westoba Place | Recap |
April 29 | Red Deer Rebels | 1–3 | Brandon Wheat Kings | Peavey Mart Centrium | Recap |
May 1 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 5–4 | 3OT | Red Deer Rebels | Westoba Place | Recap |
Red Deer won series 4–2 | |
(E4) Moose Jaw Warriors vs. (E5) Saskatoon Blades
April 22 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 1–5 | Saskatoon Blades | Mosaic Place | Recap |
April 23 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 3–5 | Saskatoon Blades | Mosaic Place | Recap |
April 26 | Saskatoon Blades | 3–2 | OT | Moose Jaw Warriors | SaskTel Centre | Recap |
April 27 | Saskatoon Blades | 3–5 | Moose Jaw Warriors | SaskTel Centre | Recap |
April 29 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 3–6 | Saskatoon Blades | Mosaic Place | Recap |
Moose Jaw won series 4–1 | |
Western Conference
(W1) Everett Silvertips vs. (W8) Vancouver Giants
April 22 | Everett Silvertips | 5–4 | OT | Vancouver Giants | Angel of the Winds Arena | Recap |
April 23 | Everett Silvertips | 3–7 | Vancouver Giants | Angel of the Winds Arena | Recap |
April 27 | Vancouver Giants | 6–2 | Everett Silvertips | Langley Events Centre | Recap |
April 29 | Vancouver Giants | 6–11 | Everett Silvertips | Langley Events Centre | Recap |
April 30 | Everett Silvertips | 3–0 | Vancouver Giants | Angel of the Winds Arena | Recap |
May 2 | Vancouver Giants | 3–6 | Everett Silvertips | Langley Events Centre | Recap |
Vancouver won series 4–2 | |
(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W7) Spokane Chiefs
April 22 | Kamloops Blazers | 0–9 | Spokane Chiefs | Sandman Centre | Recap |
April 23 | Kamloops Blazers | 2–6 | Spokane Chiefs | Sandman Centre | Recap |
April 25 | Kamloops Blazers | 1–5 | Spokane Chiefs | Sandman Centre | Recap |
April 29 | Spokane Chiefs | 3–0 | Kamloops Blazers | Spokane Arena | Recap |
Kamloops won series 4–0 | |
(W3) Portland Winterhawks vs. (W6) Prince George Cougars
April 22 | Portland Winterhawks | 2–5 | Prince George Cougars | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
April 23 | Portland Winterhawks | 1–2 | Prince George Cougars | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
April 26 | Prince George Cougars | 2–0 | Portland Winterhawks | CN Centre | Recap |
April 27 | Prince George Cougars | 2–1 | Portland Winterhawks | CN Centre | Recap |
Portland won series 4–0 | |
(W4) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (W5) Kelowna Rockets
April 22 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 0–6 | Kelowna Rockets | accesso ShoWare Center | Recap |
April 23 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 3–7 | Kelowna Rockets | accesso ShoWare Center | Recap |
April 26 | Kelowna Rockets | 5–1 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Prospera Place | Recap |
April 27 | Kelowna Rockets | 2–3 | OT | Seattle Thunderbirds | Prospera Place | Recap |
April 29 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 3–4 | OT | Kelowna Rockets | accesso ShoWare Center | Recap |
Seattle won series 4–1 | |
Conference Semi-finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E4) Moose Jaw Warriors
May 6 | Winnipeg Ice | 1–6 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Wayne Fleming Arena | Recap |
May 7 | Winnipeg Ice | 0–7 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Wayne Fleming Arena | Recap |
May 10 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 2–3 | Winnipeg Ice | Mosaic Place | Recap |
May 11 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 5–3 | Winnipeg Ice | Mosaic Place | Recap |
May 13 | Winnipeg Ice | 3–6 | Moose Jaw Warriors | Wayne Fleming Arena | Recap |
Winnipeg won series 4–1 | |
(E2) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (E3) Red Deer Rebels
May 5 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 0–4 | Red Deer Rebels | Rogers Place | Recap |
May 7 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 0–5 | Red Deer Rebels | Rogers Place | Recap |
May 9 | Red Deer Rebels | 5–4 | OT | Edmonton Oil Kings | Peavey Mart Centrium | Recap |
May 11 | Red Deer Rebels | 4–2 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Peavey Mart Centrium | Recap |
Edmonton won series 4–0 | |
Western Conference
(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W8) Vancouver Giants
May 6 | Kamloops Blazers | 1–3 | Vancouver Giants | Sandman Centre | Recap |
May 7 | Kamloops Blazers | 3–4 | Vancouver Giants | Sandman Centre | Recap |
May 10 | Vancouver Giants | 2–3 | Kamloops Blazers | Langley Events Centre | Recap |
May 12 | Vancouver Giants | 4–2 | Kamloops Blazers | Langley Events Centre | Recap |
May 13 | Kamloops Blazers | 5–2 | Vancouver Giants | Sandman Centre | Recap |
May 15 | Vancouver Giants | 6–0 | Kamloops Blazers | Langley Events Centre | Recap |
Kamloops won series 4–2 | |
(W3) Portland Winterhawks vs. (W4) Seattle Thunderbirds
May 7 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 4–2 | Portland Winterhawks | accesso ShoWare Center | Recap |
May 8 | Portland Winterhawks | 1–2 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
May 11 | Portland Winterhawks | 5–0 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
May 13 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 5–1 | Portland Winterhawks | accesso ShoWare Center | Recap |
May 14 | Portland Winterhawks | 3–1 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
May 16 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 1–2 | Portland Winterhawks | accesso ShoWare Center | Recap |
May 17 | Portland Winterhawks | 6–3 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
Seattle won series 4–3 | |
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
(E1) Winnipeg Ice vs. (E2) Edmonton Oil Kings
May 20 | Winnipeg Ice | 5–4 | OT | Edmonton Oil Kings | Wayne Fleming Arena | Recap |
May 21 | Winnipeg Ice | 1–5 | Edmonton Oil Kings | Wayne Fleming Arena | Recap |
May 23 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 3–4 | OT | Winnipeg Ice | Rogers Place | Recap |
May 25 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 2–4 | Winnipeg Ice | Rogers Place | Recap |
May 27 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 1–7 | Winnipeg Ice | Rogers Place | Recap |
Edmonton won series 4–1 | |
Western Conference
(W2) Kamloops Blazers vs. (W4) Seattle Thunderbirds
May 20 | Kamloops Blazers | 2–5 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Sandman Centre | Recap |
May 21 | Kamloops Blazers | 4–1 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Sandman Centre | Recap |
May 24 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 6–3 | Kamloops Blazers | accesso ShoWare Center | Recap |
May 25 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 1–2 | OT | Kamloops Blazers | accesso ShoWare Center | Recap |
May 27 | Kamloops Blazers | 3–4 | OT | Seattle Thunderbirds | Sandman Centre | Recap |
May 29 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 1–2 | Kamloops Blazers | accesso ShoWare Center | Recap |
May 31 | Kamloops Blazers | 3–2 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Sandman Centre | Recap |
Seattle won series 4–3 | |
WHL Championship
(E2) Edmonton Oil Kings vs. (W4) Seattle Thunderbirds
June 3 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 2–1 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Rogers Place | Recap |
June 5 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 4–5 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Rogers Place | Recap |
June 7 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 4–0 | Edmonton Oil Kings | accesso ShoWare Center | Recap |
June 8 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 3–2 | Edmonton Oil Kings | accesso ShoWare Center | Recap |
June 11 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 3–2 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Rogers Place | Recap |
June 13 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 0–2 | Seattle Thunderbirds | Rogers Place | Recap |
Edmonton won series 4–2 | |
Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Logan Stankoven | Kamloops Blazers | 17 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 8 |
Jared Davidson | Seattle Thunderbirds | 25 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 10 |
Lukas Svejkovsky | Seattle Thunderbirds | 24 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 10 |
Zachary Benson | Winnipeg Ice | 15 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 10 |
Luke Toporowski | Kamloops Blazers | 16 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 24 |
Zack Ostapchuk | Vancouver Giants | 12 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 4 |
Dylan Guenther | Edmonton Oil Kings | 16 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 10 |
Carter Souch | Edmonton Oil Kings | 19 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 12 |
Connor McClennon | Winnipeg Ice | 15 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 16 |
Reid Schaefer | Seattle Thunderbirds | 25 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 32 |
Playoff leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV& = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
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Tyler Brennan | Prince George Cougars | 4 | 226 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.954 | 1.86 |
Taylor Gauthier | Portland Winterhawks | 11 | 656 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 0.937 | 1.92 |
Dylan Garand | Kamloops Blazers | 17 | 1,029 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 0.933 | 1.92 |
Sebastian Cossa | Edmonton Oil Kings | 19 | 1,150 | 16 | 3 | 37 | 5 | 0.919 | 1.93 |
Daniel Hauser | Winnipeg Ice | 12 | 674 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0.910 | 2.23 |
WHL awards
All-Star Teams
Eastern Conference
Central Division
East Division
Western Conference
B.C. Division
U.S. Division
See also
References
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- ↑ WHL Names East Division All-Star Teams
- ↑ WHL Names B.C. Division All-Star Teams
- ↑ WHL Names U.S. Division All-Star Teams
External links
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Preceded by | WHL seasons | Succeeded by 2022–23 WHL season |
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